Mr Trump said: "I call on members of the Senate to fulfil their constitutional obligation and swiftly confirm the remainder of my highly qualified cabinet nominees, so that we can get to work on behalf of the American people without further delay."

On his first full day in office Mr Trump visited CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia to build bridges with the agency.

Speaking to 400 members of the CIA he denied any "feud" with them. He said: "I love you, I respect you you, and you're going to be leading the charge. I'm with you 1,000 per cent. We are all on the same wave length"

Mr Trump added: "We have to get rid of Isis. Radical Islamic terrorism has to be eradicated off the face of the Earth. This is evil. We are going to end it."

He called Mr Pompeo a "total star" and said Democrats were "doing little political games" by delaying his confirmation as CIA Director.

Later Mr Brennan said he was "deeply saddened and angered" by Mr Trump's speech in which he attacked the media over its reporting of the size of crowds at the inauguration.